Did plunging gas prices boost holiday spending?

Name: Did plunging gas prices boost holiday spending?
Uploaded: 2014-12-28T23:05:27Z
Duration: P243S
Description: Ever since oil prices started falling, experts have predicted that consumers would use the extra money saved to spend more on holiday gifts. Did that happen? Sara Germano of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Albany, New York with more on that.

Clip: 12/28/2014 | 4m 3s

Ever since oil prices started falling, experts have predicted that consumers would use the extra money saved to spend more on holiday gifts. Did that happen? Sara Germano of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Albany, New York with more on that.

Aired: 12/28/14

Rating: NR

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